kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 95 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 164 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 20 in Northumberland County, 9 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There are 3 new cases to report today: 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases to report today in Peterborough, Haliburton, or Hastings and Prince Edward.
There has been a total of 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 34,016 confirmed cases, an increase of 163 from yesterday’s report. A total of 29,336 cases are resolved, an increase of 229 from yesterday. There have been 2,631 deaths, an increase of 10 from yesterday, with 1,683 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 19 (no explanation is given for why the number of newly reported long-term care resident deaths exceeds the total number of newly reported deaths). A total of 1,236,023 tests have been completed, an increase of 23,207 from yesterday, with 21,398 tests under investigation, and increase of 4,980.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 95 (no change)
Active cases: 4 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 89 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 15,400 (increase of 350)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
Confirmed positive: 193, including 164 in Kawartha Lakes, 20 in Northumberland, 9 in Haliburton (increase of 3)
Probable cases: No longer reported
Hospitalizations: 13 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 166 (no change)
Institutional outbreaks: Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls (no change)
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change, last positive case reported on May 18)
Probable cases: 181 (no change)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Hospitalized: 0 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change)
Recovered: 36 (no change)
Total tests completed: 8,787 (increase of 626)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 34,016 (increase of 163)
Hospitalized: 288 (increase of 23)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 75 (decrease of 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 54 (decrease of 4)
Deaths: 2,631 (increase of 12)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,683 (increase of 19, 64% of all deaths)*
Total tests completed 1,236,023 (increase of 23,207)
Tests under investigation: 21,398 (increase of 4,980)
Resolved: 29,336 (increase of 229)
*The number of newly reported deaths of residents in long-term care homes exceeds the total number of newly reported deaths; no explanation is provided for the discrepancy.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
